Category Archives: Landlord News

Happy new year! We’re back and ready to go, and for many landlords who waited until this year to start selling, this means getting ahead of the curve. With just 4 months to go until the Renters’ Rights Act becomes law, and the news that there might be many more hits to landlords by 2027, there’s stillContinue reading “Get ahead of the curve: we’ll sell your properties before the January rush drives prices down”

Two articles published on Property118 in recent days have sent a clear message to the sector. The most recent revealed the government’s newly published civil penalty tables, which show fines of up to £35,000 for breaches under the Renters’ Rights Act 2025. https://www.property118.com/landlords-fines-renters-rights-act/ The second article , published a week ago, explained why acting earlyContinue reading “Sell now or risk fines, bans and bankruptcy”

Thousands of us are getting ready to sell as the government warns landlords they could face fines of up to £40,000 under the Renters’ Rights Act. With less than 28 days to go until the start of the New Year, many landlords are looking for a quick way out. With the new changes just around theContinue reading “We’ll get Your Properties Sold Fast for the maximum amount of Cash in the Bank”

It’s finally arrived, The Renters’ Rights Act, one of the biggest overhauls of the private rental sector, will come into action on 1st May 2026.   Come May, any breach of the new system and rules will give Councils the power to issue tougher penalties, with fines of up to £7,000 for breaches. That figureContinue reading “Renters’ Rights Act announcement: Landlords rush to sell in less than 6 months as “final countdown begins…””

As we draw ever closer to the planned tighter restrictions on landlords, an increasing number of houses and apartments are appearing on the market. The effect? The market is slowing, but it’s not yet ground to a halt. Come January, though, the rush of landlords wanting to sell as they “get out” before the newContinue reading “Landlord Sales Agency will sell your properties, for 90% market value, zero fees, before Christmas”

Many of us found ourselves unable to stop laughing this week as Chancellor Rachel Reeves was caught and well and truly stung for not having a landlord licence. But as much as we thought, good to see the government getting what they dish out, the momentary small win for landlords was quickly met with moreContinue reading “Have you got your landlord licences in order? Landlords caught laughing at Rachel Reeves find themselves in hot water”

If you were looking for a sign on whether or not to stay in the property business, recent news has provided a clear and present message on the state of landlords and how they’ll be treated going forward. This week the Renters’ Rights Bill received Royal Assent, bringing about the biggest changes to the sector thatContinue reading “Cut your losses says landlord: Why the Royal Assent of the Renters’ Rights Bill is causing landlords to sell”

It seems it’s one thing after another for landlords, as they rush to take action ahead of the new Renters’ Rights Bill – one of the biggest overhauls of the private rental sector. The bill, which is due to become law, will ban Section 21 “no-fault” evictions, allow tenants to challenge what they might see asContinue reading “Landlords rush to sell as LRU lobby government: “It’s time to put people’s lives before landlords’ portfolios””

It’s been a tense few weeks as landlords were hit with mounting financial and regulatory pressures. As the countdown continues to the Renters’ Rights Bill, another blow seemed to hit when the Green Party passed a motion at its conference calling for “the effective abolition of private landlordism.” Whilst initially widely mocked, it wasn’t long beforeContinue reading “Rents might increase, but 1 in 3 landlords say: we’re out!”

This week, the Green Party backed a plan to see the end of private letting. A motion passed at its party conference at the weekend called for the party “to seek the effective abolition of private landlordism”. Whilst this is laughable, many landlords aren’t seeing the joke, because the Green Party, despite not being in power,Continue reading “Greens talk to “Abolish landlords” leaves more looking for the Exit – We can help find the door”